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Gasimov, Rahim
IM🇦🇿FIDE 13400126· Male· Azerbaijan· Born in 1976
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Rahim Gasimov, a 50-year-old Azerbaijani International Master, is rated 2447 — just 6 short of his peak of 2453 (Mar 2025, age 49) and ranked 22nd among Azerbaijani players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004), 14 months (2006–2007), 56 months (2009–2014) and 122 months (2014–2025). Recent appearance: Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Azerbaijan Men's Chess Championship-2026, rapid(tiebreak)) and 2 blitz events (including Nesis Cup-2025) recently. He reached Azerbaijani #14 in Nov 2015.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2447
Standard
Rpd2447·Blz2331
All-time high
2453
−6 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 49
Mar 2025 · age 49
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#22
#22 · Azerbaijani players · of 1,084
Career timeline
13 entries2025
58th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2453
May 2025
All-time peak 2453
at age 49 · −6 from today
Mar 2025
2015
Peak Azerbaijani rank: #14
at age 39 · rated 2452
Nov 2015
2014
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
2402 → 2452
Dec 2014
Inactive for 122 months
paused at 2452 → returned at 2453
Dec 2014
2009
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2402 → returned at 2415
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2453 → 2447
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | R32 | 2336 | -6.2 |
Rankings
/
Azerbaijan
#22
out of 1,299 players
Europe
#639
in continent
World
#1,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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